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Message: [QUOTE="reedny, post: 2808659, member: 1423"] Thx for the report, G. OSU didn't live up to its NET rating but it's still pretty nice to get a road/OOC win against a top 20 team. I have been posting that we shouldn't be too worried about the 2 losses because both the guard and forward rotations were in flux. At forward, MD is getting used to coming off the bench and - surprise - bringing not only good defense and slick interior passes but also some offense. At guard, it's not Frank per se .. it's that we had no PG. With 4 volume scorers and nobody to set them up - of course it was ugly. I think going into OSU we were dead last in the ACC in assists. Frank's first game back he only played a few minutes but during that time he had more assists than Carey's season total (before OSU). But no doubt Carey is a huge talent .. super long arms and he's picking up the zone very well. He's just not quite there yet in terms of playing point, understanding where the guys need the ball and adjusting to high major defenders. I thought Sid had one of the first really good defensive games I've seen him play. The officiating was so bad it's tough to judge the game. The "block" on Hughes was comical. Phantom calls on MD, Chewy, etc. It's mystifying why refs want to take over games... but actually with OSU's Pittsburgh-style D we would have been better off with a tightly called game - if it had been called fairly. Hughes is really a good player. He can drive. His jumper is silky sweet. And he's surprisingly strong on defense and the glass. MD's still got a size/defensive advantage at 6-10, but he's not the volume scorer that Hughes is. So i can see why the staff made the change to the forward rotation and I think it'll play out well. This team is nowhere near its ceiling right now, although they're improving defensively faster than offensively. I look for Frank, Tyus and OB to return to form and Carey to take off later in the year as he absorbs the PG role. That'll take pressure off Frank. The depth this year (except at C) should help us in conference. [/QUOTE]

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